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# SC220333 - Market Engagement - Mass Fatality Incident Response Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220333-market-engagement-mass-fatality-incident-response-services-ocds-h6vhtk-042ed9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC220333 - Market Engagement - Mass Fatality Incident Response Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042ed9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc220333-market-engagement-mass-fatality-incident-response-services-ocds-h6vhtk-042ed9#tl-md)

## Description
Market Engagement Opportunity
The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) is a partnership of agencies who work together to ensure a coordinated response to emergencies that could have a significant impact on communities in Kent and Medway.
Kent County Council (on behalf of the KRF) is planning a Procurement process to put in place a new Contract to provide emergency support to assist the response to a Mass Fatality incident, if required.
This Market Engagement exercise is intended to help the Council understand the level of interest in this opportunity, and potential service offerings from the market.
The Council plans to use the information and feedback we receive to develop our plans for the future delivery of this Contract. This is an open engagement exercise in which any potential providers can participate.
All interested organisations are invited to complete a Market Engagement Questionnaire.
All responses to this questionnaire should be submitted via the Kent Business Portal, no later than 5pm on Friday 9th February 2024.  All questionnaire responses will be treated as ‘commercial in confidence’.  Alternatively, responses can also be emailed to Alison.Blackman@kent.gov.uk.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** It is anticipated that in the event of a Mass Fatality incident, any combination of the following support could be required (depending on the availability of existing resource across KRF Partners):
Provision of Specialist Equipment required to operat...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002059-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-22T11:39:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:54:33.246Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042ed9